Jonathan Greig reports: The conviction of former Uber chief security officer Joe Sullivan on obstruction of justice charges was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California this week after the cybersecurity expert disputed several aspects of his sentence and charges. Sullivan was given three years probation by a U.S….
Year: 2025
Dual Russian And Israeli National Extradited To The United States For His Role In The LockBit Ransomware Conspiracy
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, an update on the case involving an alleged dev for LockBit: NEWARK, N.J. – A dual Russian and Israeli national was extradited to the United States on charges that he was a developer of the LockBit ransomware group, United States Attorney John Giordano announced. In August,…
Breach notifications needed to be made faster in 2024. Instead, they were made more slowly.
Although some members of the public may not realize it, not all U.S. medical practices or practitioners are covered by HIPAA. But for entities that are regulated by HIPAA, HIPAA has some requirements for notifying patients about reportable breaches. The first thing to understand is that for regulated entities, a breach is considered “discovered” on…
FMS: YAP Health Services disrupted by ransomware attack
The state of Yap is one of the four states that make up the Federated States of Micronesia, along with the states of Pohnpei, Chuuk and Kosrae. Yap is the Western-most island in the FSM, located about midway between Guam and Palau. From the YAP Health Services Facebook Page on March 12: Cyberattack Disrupts Yap…
South Korea: Modetour Network fined 740 million won for hacking incident; Meta loses appeal of 6.7 billion won fine
There are two cases in South Korean news this week of note here today involving enforcement actions by South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission. One involves a travel agency, Modutour. The other involves a court decision about Meta’s data sharing. Modutour Network Fined by PIPC Yun Ye-won reports that Modutour Network, which neglected safety measures…
#StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware
Release Date: March 12, 2025 Alert Code: AA25-071A Summary Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders detailing various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect…